What's in a
Surname?

Quite a lot actually! While some surnames have fallen out of use, others can be traced back centuries, says Dr Paul MacCotter, writing in the final part of our special magazine series, free with today’s Irish Independent.

Bantry’s Barry heading
up CNN bureaus

Samantha Barry’s ascent through broadcast news has been both incredibly quick and successful, as Patrick Kelleher writes in this extract from part three of our special magazine with the Irish Independent.

NED KELLY AND BILLY THE KID:
FOLK HEROES OR VILLAINS?

Sometimes the difference between a hero and a villain isn’t as clear cut as people assume. In part two of our special magazine with the Irish Independent, read Jerome Devitt and Antonia Hart’s perspectives on Ned Kelly and Billy The Kid.

One Island,
Millions of stories

Today in the Irish Independent see’s the release of our special magazine that charts the amazing story of Irish emigration. In this extract from part one, Patrick Fitzgerald and Brian Lambkin write about how the Irish Diaspora were often very well prepared for lives at their final destinations.